13 Chrome Alloy

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13CR

UNS S42000 / W.Nr 1.4021

COMMON TRADE NAMES: 13 Chrome, 13CR, API L80 , API 5CT 13Cr, 13Cr L80, L80-13Cr, 420, 420 Mod, 13%Cr

13 Chrome Applicable Environments 13 Chrome L80, UNS S42000, is a quenched and tempered martensitic stainless steel used for corrosion resistance in sweet (CO2) and mildly sour (H2S) environments up to 300°F. Commonly used as downhole tubular components, packers, and other subsurface equipment, it is included in API 5CT as Group 2, Grade L80, Type 13Cr. Its controlled yield strength and hardness comply with NACE MR0175.

This grade is best suited for mildly corrosive conditions as pH, chlorides, temperature, and H2S may limit its use. NACE MR0175/ISO15156 Table A.19 provides a recommended limit of 1.5 psi partial pressure H2S with pH ≥3.5.

Applications in Upstream Oil & Gas

  • Mildly corrosive environments containing CO2 , and H2S ≤ 1.5 psi

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Chemical Composition

CCrNiFeMnSiCuPS
0.15 - 0.2212 - 14≤ 0.5BAL0.25 - 1≤ 1≤ 0.25≤ 0.02≤ 0.01
(mass%)

Manufacturing Process

PROCESSDESCRIPTION
Steel MakingMade by electric furnace (EF) or basic oxygen furnace (BOF)
Pipe MakingManufactured by traditional hot tube manufacturing processes
Heat TreatmentQuenched and tempered

Specified Mechanical Properties

API 5CT Group 2 Grade L80 Type 13Cr

GradeYield
Strength
ksi
Tensile
Strength
ksi
Elongation
%
Hardness
HRC
NACE MR0175/ISO 15156
H2S Sour Service Limits
minmaxminminmax
80809595Function of specimen size23Table A.19H2S ≤ 1.5 psi,
pH ≥ 3.5
*Non-standard mechanical properties and grades are made available upon agreement.

Typical Physical Properties

70°F250°F
Densitylbs/in30.280.28
Thermal ExpansionX10-6/°F5.9
Elastic Moduluspsi x 10629.629.3
Poisson Ratio0.30.3
Yield Strength De-Rating%10091

Product Availability

MIN OD: 2-1/16″ (2.0625″)
MAX OD: 10-3/4″ (10.750”)
MAX WALL THICKNESS: 1.925”
LENGTHS: R1, R2, R3

END FINISH: Plain end, Premium threads, & API threads

Standard & Non-Standard Sizes Available.

Manufactured Material Available as Quickly as 1 Week.

Non-Standard Mill Quantities Accommodated